(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) SCOTTSDALE — Arizona State baseball has a knack for comeback victories and almost completed one of its best ones yet, but it fell short in the Pac-12 Tournament's opening game. As the No. 5 seed in the tournament, ASU was expected to take care of No. 8 Stanford on
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ASU Completes Wild Ninth-Inning Comeback On Senior Night
(Photo: Sammi Maxwell/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State baseball scheduled fireworks after the conclusion of Saturday night’s game to cap off Senior Night for the last regular season game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, but the show came earlier than expected. Before the fireworks could light up the sky, the ASU offense lit up
Sun Devils “pass the torch” in big sixth inning to sweep Texas Tech
(Photo: Sammi Maxwell/WCSN) PHOENIX— Arizona State baseball did not receive much of a challenge when they faced Texas Tech in a run-rule victory on Thursday, but that changed in the sequel on Friday. The Sun Devils were down by two runs entering the bottom half of the sixth inning, but despite swinging
Bloomquist confident in hot bats after mercy rule win over Texas Tech
(Photo: Sammi Maxwell/WCSN) PHOENIX— With Arizona State baseball done with its Pac-12 regular season games, the Sun Devils will finish the regular season with a few non-conference matchups to get itself ready for the Pac-12 tournament next week, and the team looks about as ready as it can be. ASU hosts Texas
Sun Devils display resiliency in loss to Washington
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) PHOENIX — On the heels of Arizona State baseball’s wild tenth-inning victory over Washington — its eighth in its last nine contests — head coach Willie Bloomquist had a clear and direct message. No matter the conditions, his team will always refuse to quit. His passionate comments were fitting at that
ASU’s late surge falls short of another comeback victory
ASU baseball is putting all together against USC
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist talked all season about the hypothetical of the offense and pitching putting it all together for complete victories, and now, the team is doing that consistently. There were times this year when the offense would catch fire and the pitching
Five Takeaways: Sun Devils sweep Bruins for first time since 2010
(Photo: Sam Fenway/WCSN) Arizona State baseball needed anything on its road trip to Los Angeles to salvage what has been a brutal nine-game stretch in Pac-12 play. After being swept by then-No. 5 Oregon State — a somewhat predictable result when facing a powerhouse that, to date, still boasts a top-10 ranking in
ASU lineup finds joy focusing on Utah after disappointing series opener
(Photo: Sam Fenway/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State baseball’s lineup hit a low point after only getting three hits, none for extra bases, on Friday night, but it changed the narrative quickly on Saturday. The series opener against Utah was supposed to be a special day for the Sun Devils after unveiling a
Sun Devils Rebound From Embarrassing Defeat, Down Utah 8-3
(Photo: Sam Polgreen/WCSN) PHOENIX — When Arizona State baseball unveiled a statue of the late head coach Bobby Winkles at Phoenix Municipal on Friday night, the expectation was that the current team would deliver a strong performance to honor the legend. A win wasn’t mandatory, but a spirited performance was needed